Scholarship Application for College Students
Clothes Less Traveled is launching a new continuing education scholarship opportunity this year! If you are a college student who has volunteered at least 20 hours at CLT, you are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
THE DEADLINE FOR 2025 APPLICATIONS IS FEBRUARY 15TH.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be currently enrolled college students from any accredited public or private college or university.
Applicants must be residents of CLT’s service area of Fayette and Coweta Counties OR currently attend college in CLT’s service area of Fayette and Coweta Counties.
Applicants must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Applicants must have volunteered a minimum of 20 documented hours of voluntary service at CLT anytime between 3/1/24 and 2/1/25. Extra consideration will be given by the scholarship committee for additional hours volunteered.
Scholarships can only be used at U.S. institutions and must be used in the school year immediately following the award date.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
In addition to filling out the online form completely, applicants must submit the following documents:
The student’s transcript: either a sealed physical copy or a digital copy emailed directly from the school system to scholarships@clotheslesstraveled.org. A printed, unsealed copy will not be considered.
One letter of academic recommendation from a teacher or other school faculty member.
One letter of personal recommendation from an adult who is not related to the student and knows the student through extracurricular activities or non-CLT volunteer service.
Your application is not complete and will not be considered until we have received all supporting documents by the deadline.
Scholarships awarded by CLT’s Board of Directors are merit-based and will be determined by the applicant’s academic achievement, as well as by extracurricular and community involvement and by the applicant's demonstrated commitment to voluntary service.
Note: Completing volunteer hours at CLT does not guarantee applicants a scholarship award.
Any questions regarding the scholarship should be emailed to the Scholarship Chair.
PAYMENT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship check shall be made payable only to a United States post-secondary educational institution. The check will be mailed to the institution by July 15th prior to the beginning of the school year. The check, along with a letter of transmittal, shall be mailed to the Financial Aid Office at the recipient's U.S. institution.
Note: It is the responsibility of the student to whom the scholarship is awarded to communicate the name of the U.S. secondary institution that the scholarship recipient will attend as well as the student’s I.D. number at that institution to our Scholarship Chair. Please remember that the check is to be disbursed by July 15.
The Scholarship funds shall be used by the recipients, for only the following items and in the order listed:
To pay tuition, fees and other mandatory fees
To pay for room and board charges at the institution
To purchase books and supplies at the institution
Payment of scholarship funds may not be held over for later payment.